Line-composing and type-casting machine.



B. GADE & A. HELDRIOH. LINE GOMPOSING AND TYPE CASTING MACHINE.

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To all whom it may concern: Be it known that we, BAYLUS CADE and Annnnw Hsnnniou, citizens of the United States, residing, respectively, at Shelby, in

vments in Line-Composing and Type-Casting Machines, of which-the following is a specification.

. The present invention relates to improve 'ments in line composing and type casting machines of the kind wherein the type cast is made directly from matrices, and it has for its object primarily to provide a. generally improved and simplifiedmachine of this character which can be made and-maintained at relatively small cost, and,-more over, rapidity in operation may;be obtained, the matrices being mounted on movable sectors of carriers and the selected matrices being brought to the casting point under the control of a keyboard, the necessity of employing expensive and complicated circulating and distributing mechanisms being avoided.

Another object of the invention is to provide in a machine of this type means whereby the selected matrices automatically move to the casting point after a line has been composed, and while a cast is being made on one line, the composing of the next line may proceed, the sectors or carriers for the mat rices' being automatically restored after each cast has been made.

Further objects of the invention are to provide simple andimproved means for assembling and alining the matrices and for moving them into casting position, to provide improved means for justifying a. line of assembled matrices wherebv a line of matrices will be accommodated between the line gaging jaws whether the length ofthe line of matrices. as originally assembled-is somewhat greater or less than the length of the line, and to provide selecting mechanism of simpleand improved construction whereby certainty and facility in the manipulation and operation of the machine are insured.

To these andother ends, the invention consists in certain improvements, and combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will-be hereinafter more fully described, the

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented A11 13, 1912- Application filed June 24, 1911. Serial No. 635,175.

novel features being pointed out particularly in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a side elevation (if a line composing and type casting machine constructed in accord ance with one embodiment of the invention; F 1g. 2 represents on an enlarged scale a vertical sectionthrough the matrix magazine and showing the main operating shaft and related parts; Fig. '3 represents an enlarged vertical section of that portion of the machine containing the selecting mechanism, I

including the keyboard; Fig. 4 represents an enlarged vertical section as viewed from the rear of the magazine, the section being takenin a plane transverse to the length of the machine; Fig. 5 represents on a small. scale a top plan view of the complete machine; Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are detail views of the escapement mechanism for the traveling carriage wliich forms .part of the selecting mechanism; Fig. '9 represents on an enlarged-scale a section on the linc 99 of Fig. 3 and looking toward the right, certain .parts of the machine, however, being omitted; Figs. 10 and 11 are side elevations of the setting bars of the selecting mechanisn'i which are controlled by the keyboard and serve to position the respective matrix sectors or'oarriers; Fig. 12 is an enlarged top plan view of the lower part of the keyboard mechanism showing the cooperative ends of the setting bars; Figs. 13 and 1-1: are detail views of a portion of the keyboard shift which enables the keyboard to be set so as to select matrices belonging to lower and upper cases and special characters; Fig. 15 is a detail per pective view of .the traveling escapement carriage; Fig. 16 is a top plan view-"oi'a portion of the comb which guides the sectbr-setting links with respect to their correspondingsetting'bars; Fig. 17 is a top plan View of the magazine housing for the matrices; Figi'1'8 is a detail sectional view of the support upon which the sectors and certain ot er parts of the machine are mounted; 19 is a sectional view of the mechanism for assembling and alining the.

matrices and for moving them to casti lg osition with respect tothe mold, a portion of the inold being shown as well as the jaws which determine the length of the line; Fig. 20 is a detail sectional view of the mechanism for assembling, alining' and justifying the matrices, the relation ofthe mold to 23 are detail views of one of the justifying spacers; Fig. 2a shows the end of one of the matrix carrying members wherein the matrices are mounted thereon in a manner somewhat difierentfrom that shown in Fig. 21; Fig. 25 is a diagrammatic view of the gearing for operating at appropriate intervals the mechanism which carries the line of assembled and alined matrices to the casting position; Fig. 26 is a diagrammatic view of one of the cams andits respective lever for resetting the matrix sectors; Fig.

I 27 is a diagrammatic view of the cam and its cooperating lever for restoring the sector-setting bars; Fig. 28 is a diagrammatic view of the cam and its coiiperating lever for shifting the sector-setting bars in cooperative relation with the setting links of the sectors; Fig."29 is a diagrammatic view of the cam and its cooperating lever for opening'the magazine housing to permit a line of assembled matrices to be shifted to casting position;-Fig. 30 is a diagrammatic 3o viewof the cam and its cooperative parts for justifying a line of assembled matrices: Figs. 31 and 32 are diagrammatic views of the gear mechanism for introducing and removing the assembling and alining bar with 35 respect to the matrices; and Fig. 33- is a diagrammatic view of the gearing for opening and closing the jaws 'or abutments which determine the length of the line.

Similar parts are designated by the same 40 reference characters in the several views.

One embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings as an example of a line composing and type casting machine constructed in. accordance with the 5 present invention. It will be understood, however, that modifications or changes may be made in the construction or relative arrangement of the parts in applying the invention to the different intended purposes.

In the present instance the machine comprises generally a suitable base frame 1 which supports a matrix magazine 2, asuitable keyboard 3, and selecting mechanism 4, the latter being controlled by manipulation ofthe keyboard and'operative to set the selected matrices in proper position preparatory to a cast. In the present form of the inver ion the matrices are supported by a suitable number of sectors or equivalent carriers which are placed side by side so that ..a. matrix bearing any desired character or a spacer on each sector may be brought to the assemblin point during the composing of a line, the several sectors being for this purpose capable of independent movement while carrying the; selected matrix or spacer to the assembling point. In'the present instance a plurality of sectors are employed which may be duplicates, each sector 5 having a hub 6 and arim 7, the rim being adapted to 6 receive and secure the inner ends of a suitable number of matrix or spacer-carrying stems 8. The matrices and spacers are carried on the outer or free ends of the stems'8, the stems for this purpose being arranged radially of the axis of the sector, thereby enabling the desired number of matrices to" be accommodated within a comparatively "small space, the sector and its matrices in the present instance conforming approximately to a quarter of a circle. To enable the matrices to be deflected laterally with respect to their respective sectors during the clamping and justifying thereof, each matrix supporting stem 8 is preferably composed of a strip of flat steel or other flexible material, the strip being presented edgewise to the' plane of rotation of the sector so as to maintain the matrices in proper spaced relation circumferentially but permitting lateral movement of the outer ends of these stems for the purposes just stated. Any suitable means may be provided for mounting the matrices and spacers upon the respective stems. In Figs. 20 and 21 the outer end of each stem has a head 9 secured rigidly thereto. and the bodies of the matrices 10 have shanks 11 which are slidably engaged in the head 9 at either side of the stem 8 so that the matrices are movable in a direction substantially parallel to the length of the stem. In the present instance each stem 8 is shown as provided with two matrices one of which may bear a character belonging, for instance, to the lower case, while the other on the same stem may bear a char- .acter belonging to the upper case and the adjacent matrix on the next stern may bear a special character. In Figs. 20 and 21 the matrices on each stem are independently movable. In some cases, however, it may be desirable or advantageous to employ a construction wherein the matrices on each stem are connected so as to move together. Such a construction is shown in Fig. 24 wherein the shanks 11 of the matrices are secured rigidly to a head or slide 9%, the latter being slidable longitudinally on the end of the stem 8. In this form of construction both matrices move simultaneously to and from the casting position as indicated by the dotted and full lines in the figure just named. It will be understood that the matrices are grouped appropriately on each sector, each group comprising a'set of three matrice.-. for the lower case, the upper case, and special characters respectively. One of the stems 8 carries a spacer which also serves for justifying purposes. We have shown one form of spacer in Figs. 22 and 23, it being 132 surface.

prises a body 12 having a dove-tailed,groove 13.toward its outer end, which groove extends at an incline to the plane of the keyboard of the spacer so as to form a wedge 01'' taper, and anadjustable section 1th is provided which has a rib 15 to operate in the dove-tailed and inclined groove in. the body of the spacer, that face; of the section 14: which eotiperates with the body of the spacer being also inclined to form a wedge Normally, the body of the spacer engages the adjustable section 14 at a point removed from the narrower end of the latter and when the section 14- is moved in one direction it will diminish the lateral dimension of the spacer and when moved in an opposite direction it will increase the lateral dimension of the spacer and, during the justificat-ion of the line of matrices, the expansion of each spacer in the line will compress the line of matrices so as to effectively fill out the length of the line. The adjustable section 111 of the spacer is provided with an upturned projection 16 by means of which the spacer is adjusted, as will be hereinafter described.

The magazine space or chamber which contains the matrices and their respective sectors is preferably inclosed substantially by a housing. In the present instance, the housing is shown composed of two sections 17 and 18, each section being in the form substantially of a quarter circle. The sect1on 17 is secured in stationary position upon one end of the machine as shown in Fig. 1. The housingsection 18, however, is movable relatively to tl-fe section 17 and in the present instance the sides 19 of the housing section 18 are rotatably mounted on the opposite ends of a sleeve 20. This sleeve has a shoulder or flange 21at one end and a nut or threaded-collar 22 is applied to the opposite end of the sleeve to serve as a shoul- -der.- The sleeve 20 is also utilizedin the present instance as a journal for the hubs 6 tionary housing section 17 when the housing of the several sectors. The sleeve 20 is supported upon the machine by a shaft 23 which extends axially through the sleeve and has its ends engaged in two uprightsj24 which rise from the base frame 1 of the machine,

it being understood that the matrix carryingsector's operate in the space between these uprights. The movable housing section 18 is concentric and continuous with the stasectionlS is inelevated position, one end of the-housing section 18 then abutting against theadjacent 'end' of the housing section 17. Moreover, both sections of the housing are preferably formed with circumferential flanges 25 which form channels to maintain proper separation of the matrices of the difl'erent sectors, the matrices of each sector assembling point.

operating in one of the channels. By providing these channels, lateral deflection and interference between the matrices of the different sectors are avoided. Upon referring to Fig. 17 it will be observed that the flanges 25 which form these channels are in alinement in the two sections of the housing. By lowering the adjustable housing section 18, an opening is formed between the two housing sections through which the line of selected matrices may pass to the casting position. The machine is' provided with suitable means for automatically shifting the housing section 18 to permit such passage of matrices at the proper time, the housing section 18 being normally supported in elevated position in the present instance by a link 26 fitted thereto, a lever 27 which is mounted to rock on a pivot 28, and a tension spring 29. The housing section 18, however; is lowered at appropriate intervals by a cam 30 of appropriate shape and adjustment which is fixed to the main operating shaft '31, this cam cooperating with a roller or projection 32 carried by the lever 27.

The matrix carrying sectors-are normally contained in the housing section 18 as shown in Fig. 2, but these sectors swing toward the rear and enter more or less the housing section 17 as the selected matrices move to the After a cast has been made from one line of matrices, all the matrix carrying sectors are restored to their original position in the housing sec-' tion 18. The restoring means for the sectors comprises in the present instance a cross bar 33 which extends across the rear of the several sectors, this cross bar being supported by bearing arms 34, each of which has a hub which is journaled on the sleeve 20 between the respective sides 19 of the adjustable housing section and the outermost matrix carrying sector. A pair of links 35 are pivotally connected to the bearing arms 34 and the lowerends of these links are pivotally connected to a corresponding pair of operating levers 36 which are mounted to swing on axes 37. The levers 36 are provided with rollers or projections 38 which bear upon cams 39, these two cams. being duplicatesand are fixed to the main shaft 31.. These cams are so shapedand timed as tooperate the cross bar 33 to reset all the matrix carrying sectors after each casting operation.

The positioning of any selected matrix is accomplished by rotation of its respective sector about the sleeve 20 as an axis. and [lie selection of the diflerentmatrices is govcrned by the degree of rotation of th sector' under the control of a keyboard and appropriate selecting mechanism. In the present instance each sector has an arm 40 rigidly attached thereto, a link 41 is pivotally connected to.said arm, and each link a1 is operatively connected to ahead 42, there being one head 42 foreach sector,'and these several heads operatein' slots 43 farmed in a comb-like guide-44 which guide is preferably secured to the side members of the machine frame or to any other appropriate stationary part. A tension spring 45 is also provided for each sector, this spring having a tendency to shift its respective 'sexstor and thereby carry a selected matrix to the assembling point. In thepresent instance, oneend of each spring 45 is attached to the corresponding reciprocable head 42, the

other ends of these springs 45 being attached to suitable stationary parts of the machine. The matrix carrying sectors,

however, are held from operation under the influence of the springs-45 for an apprd priate period by a group, of setting bars, and these setting bars also operate under the control of the keyboard to govern the degrees of rotation of the several sectors whereby the selected matrices will be brought to the assembling point. In the present instance, a group of setting bars 4:6 is shown which may be arranged in parallel relation and are guided to reciprocate in slots formed in a cross head 47, this cross head being movable vertically with respect to the guide eta which supports the reciprocatory heads 4C2. For this purpose, thecross head 47 is provided with uprights 48 at its ends and these uprights cooperate with vertica guides 49' which in the present in' stance are arranged between and on the side members of the frame. When the cross head 47 is in its lower position, the setting bars will be izrcobperative relation with the keyboard mechanism and will be in inoperative position with respect to the reciprocatory heads 42 which are connected to the several sectors, and when the cross head 41'! is in elevated position, the setting bars will 'cross head 47.

vided for each settingbar, the opposite ends of the spring 53 being attached to individual.

aosts 54 secured to the body portion of the A slide 55 also operates longitudinally of the cross head and in slots 56 which are provided for this purpose at opposite ends of the cross head, this slide 55 being normally clear of the paths of the 50 during the setting of several proj ect-ions the bars 46. but after such bars have been set and the sectors have been positioned by the aid of the bars 46., the slide 55 is shifted rearwardly in its slots 56 and, by engaging the projections 50 on the several setting bars 46, the latter are restored to initial or normal position. The slide 55 is operated at appropriate intervals by a pair of links 57 -Wl1lCl1 are pivotally connected to the lugs 55 formed'on the under side of the slide 55 and the opposite ends of the links 57 are pivotally connected to a pair of arms 59 the lower ends of which are fixed to a sleeve 60, the latter being mounted to rock on a cross bar 61 secured to the side frames of themachine, and the arms 59 are provided with rollers or projections 62 which cooperate with a pair ofcams 63 both of which arefixed in appropriate positions on the main shaft 31. The elevating and lowering of the cross head 4:7 is accomplished by a pair of links 64 which are pivotally connected to the uprights 48 at the ends of the cross head, these. links 64 being pivotally connected at theirlower ends to a pair of levers 65 which are secured to'a rock-shaft .66, and this shaft in turn has'an varm 67' fixed thereto and provided witha roller or projection 68 which coiiperates with a cam 69 of appropriate shape, fixed to the main shaft 31-.

Appropriate means is provided for locking the setting barsAG in 'difierent positions as determined by the keyboard mechanism. In the present instance the upper edge of each setting formed with'a set of this cam being bar 46 1s ratchet-shaped teeth 70, and a pawl or dog 7 1- is provided for each bar, the lower end of the pawl being adapted tr coeperate with the teeth of the respective bar and to thereby lock the bar in set positions it will be 'understood that one of these pawls 71 is provided-for each bar 46, the upper end of each pawl being operatively connected to an operating arm 72, the several operating arms for the group of setting bars being arranged in a row and preferably mounted to rock on a common shaft 73. Each pawl 71 is yieidably held in locking-engagement with its respective setting bar by a tension spring 74.

Keyboard mechanism of any suitable kind may be used. It is preferable, however, to use keyboard mechanism such as that shown in the present instance, it embodying a suit able casing 75 containing appropriate key levers 76. Preferably the keyboard is of the universal type, the number of key levers being thereby reduced materially A set of nested frames-77 are arranged beneath the key levers, these frames being preferably of rectangular form and varying progressively in size. These frames are all mounted on a comnionpivot 78 and ported byvsuitable lugs carried by a ,horizontally iftable slide 79. One of the frames 77 i connected to each key lever of this pivot is supthe keyboard, wires or equivalent devices 80 being used for this purpose, illkntfhllStI'llC- tion being such that when any one key lever position during manipulation of the keyboard and the elevated part of the frame thereby acting as a graduated stop to arrest the forward motion 01' any one of the setting bars-46 operating under the influence of its spring 53, this action being illustrated diagrammatically in Fig. 10. In order, however, to permit any one of the setting bars 46 to move forward and engageany one of the frames 'ir', it is first necessary to retract or disengage its respective pawl 71. The present invention provides an escapen'i ent for this purpose which shifts progressively from the operating arm 72' of one pawl to thenext during the composing of a line. This escapement in the present instance consists of.-a foot- 81' which bears upon the tops of the frames 7 7 in a zone between the pivot- 78 and the group of setting bars. Thisfoot- 81 is' pivotally connected to: a

head 82 in such a way as to permit the foot 81 to rise and fall, and the head 82 is slidable on a pair of guide bars 83 which bars are preferably secured rigidly to the sides of the main frame, the head 82 being caable of a sliding or traversing movement in a direction transversely of the machine. The foot 81 is also pivotally connected to the lower end of an actuating member 84, the, upper end of this member being guided in a ing 85 carried by the head 82 and is provided with a laterally, offset projection 86 which is successively positioned beneath each operating arm 72 for the severalpawls, being transferred from one to the other by, the traversing movementof the head 82 which, together with the .foot 81, constitutes a carriage. The actuatingmembelj 84 and the foot 81 are returned to initial or depressed positions by a suitable spring 87.

Different means may be provided for imparting a traversing movement to a carriage composed of the head 82, the foot 81 and reiated parts In the present instance, a spring 88 serves to shift this carriage under the control of an appropriate escapement mechanism. The escapemehtmechanismconsists in the present instance of a roll or cylinder which may be conveniently built up of a suitable number of circular disks or plates 89, these disks or plates being toothed or provided with notches 00 in their periph- 'eriesand the disks or plates are so assembled that thenotches of one disk are presented opposite to the solid or unnotched portions of the next adjacent disk, as shown in Fig. 7. The roll or cylinder embodying these notched disks isrotatahly mounted on a suitable shaft 91 which may be su ported between the side members of the rame. The head 82 of the carriage is provided with a dog 92, the dog being pivoted to the head at 93- and has one end shaped to form an abutment '94 which will permit pivoting move: ment of the dog in one direction and will preventsuch movement in a reverse direction. In operation the slide 82 of the es capement carriage is placed at the left hand. side of the machine and will be held in such position by-the engagementof the dog 92 right. This is accomplished by imparting successive rotations to the escapement roll or cylinder so as to permit the dog on the carriage to pass through the notch of one disk and abut against the unnotched or solid portion of the next disk to the right. In the present instance, a ratchet wheel 95 is fixed to one end of the-escapement roll or cylinder,- an arm 96 is loosely mounted on the shaft 91 adjacent to the ratchet wheel, the arm 96 carries a spring-pressed pawl 97 whichcooperates with the teeth of theratchet wheel,

and a'rod 98 is fixed to the pawl-carrying arm 96 and is operatively engagedby a lug 99 on the vertically movable foot 81. If desired, one of these ratchet wheels 95 and the' codperatingpawl-carrying arm may be arranged at each end of the escapement roll or cylinder. The ratchet teeth of the wheel 95 are so shaped that upward movement of the foot- 81 Will cause the pawl 97 to ride over the teeth and downward movement of the foot 81 will cause the pawl to cotiperate with the ratchetwheel to rotate the escapement roll one step, thereby permitting the actuating member 8a to shift from beneath the pawl-operating arm 72 which it has just 0perated, to the next pawl-carrying arm to the right. Of course the retaining pawl of each setting bar will not release such setting bar until one of the frames 77 has been tilted so as to present itself as a stop to properly position the setting b ar, each pawl 71 operating to release the setting bar, and aft'e'r'the latter has moved into such position, the-,pa-wl relocks the bar and holds it in proper posi-'- tion until the matrix carrying sectors havebeen positioned under the control of the setting bars. The setting of the matrix carry- 'ng sectors is controlled by the setting bars 46, the cross head 47 which carries the set;-

tingbars being first. elevated so as to position these bars in the pathsiof movement of the respective heads 2, and subsequently, the cam 39 will operate to ermit the OM93 ta es to move rearwardly under the stress of the springs 45 which are individual to the 'matrix carrying, sectors. The springs 45 or occupies a position to the left, as shown in Fig. 3, and is held in such. position by a tension sprin 101. In order, howeveryto' shift from a ower case to, for example, anupper case, or to enable matrices bearing special characters to be selected, a pair of shift keys may beadded to the keyboard, a shift key 102 being provided in the present instance to set the machine to select a matrix from an upper case and a shift key 103 be-,

ing provided to enable the machine 'to select a matrix bearing a special character or figure. These two shift keys are mounted to rock on pivots 104 and 105 respectively, and they have angular arms 106 and 107 which cooperate respectively with levers 108 and 109., these levers being fulcrumed on pivots 110 and 111 respectively and'carrying pins 112 and 113 which enga e in slots 114 .and 115 formed in one end 0 a link 116, the latter bein connected to the slide 7 9'. In using twp -s hi t keys, the slide 79 is capable of QC: cupying an one ofthree positlons for the selection 0 matrices from thelower case, the upper case, and. special characters when the-latter are employed, and in order to insure a proper setting of the slide in the desired position, a pivoted stop' lever 117 is used which is fulcrumed at 118 and has a set of three shoulders 119, 120 and 121 formed on its forward end and in such position that any one of thesestops may cooperate with an abutment 122 which is secured --to and movable with the slide 79. Ordinarily in selecting matrices belonging to the lower case, the abutment 122. 011mm slide 79 will rest against the first stop 119- of the stop lever 117. In" selecting matrices belonging to an upper case, for example, the abutment 122 will rest against the stop or shoulder. 120, and in selecting matrices bearing special characters when such are employed, ,the abutment 122 will rest a ainst the third stop or shoulder 121. In or er to properly P0814 tion the stop 'lever'11'7, according to which" of the shift keysis actuated, a pair of set ting bars 123 and 124 are employed, the up-' per ends of these bars being operatively con-- nected to the shift ,xdys 102 and 103 respec tively, and their lower ends are guided in a: suitable crossbar 125. The lowerportions elevator mem of the setting bars are also formed with lat-' eral'cams 126 and 127 which are adapted to bear against one side of the stop lever 117 and thereby position it so that the appr0pri-' ate shoulder or stop thereon will engage the abutment 122.

The present invention provides suitable means for assembling and alining 'tlie selected matrices and for properly positioning them with respect to the mold. In the present instance the body of each matrix .and the body of each spacer has an aperture 128 the upper end of which is formed with oppositely inclined surfaces 129. When a set of matricesand spacers are assembled, these apertures are in alinement. It is necessary, however, to-aline the fa'ces of the matrices accurately andthis is, accomplishedin the present instance by an assembling and alining bar 130 the upper edge of which hasreyersely beveled or inclined surfaces 131 conforming ,to and adapted to cooperate with the 'inclinedsurfaces at-the uppler ends of '1ine.'of matrices andus thenshifted to extend the matrices and spacers with respect to-the sectors and to carry the matrices and spacers tothe casting position; For this purpose the assemblin and 'alinin bar is slidably enga ed in t e u per en .of an her.132 whidhis guided to reciprocate inmne of the uprights 24' of the frame, and one end of the bar is also adaptedto enter a slot in the upper endof a-corresponding elevator member-133 which is guided to reciprocate vertically in the other upright of the frame. One side of the bar 130 18 formed with a rack 134 and one end .of the bar has a downturned extension 135 are a continuation offthose on the body of thebar. A can wheel 136 cooperates con-- tinuously wit the rack teethaon the bar and its extension, the: gear wheelbeing non-shift able with respect tothe frame of the ma chine while the assemblin and alining bar is shiftableboth verticafiy and laterally; The gear wheel 136 is fixed to a shaft 137 mounted'in a bearing 138 formed on one of the'uprights of the machine frame and the lower end of the shaft is supported by a bearing 139 and carries a pinion 140 which coiiperates with a. rack 141. The rack 141. is mounted to reciprocate in bearings? 142 andjsperiodically shifted alternately .in reverse directions by a pit-man143 which is connected to a crank disk.144, the latter being fixed to turn with a mutilated gear 145,

the latter and the disk being journalcdon a IOU ' tilated gear 145 to make a half revolution intermittently periodically and to thereby shift the rack alternately. in reverse directions. Reciprocation'of the rack causes rotation of the shaft 137 and the latter operating through the gear wheel 136 will cause the assembling and alining bar 130 to be introduced and withdrawn with respect to a line of matrices and spacers.

The elevatorm nbers 132 and 133 are alternately raised and lowered between the periods of operation of the assembling and alining bar. The elevator members may be 0 erated in any suitable way, a pair of crank s afts 148 and 149 being journaled in the present instance'in the uprights of the frame and are provided with pitmcn 150 and 151 which are suitably connected, to the lower ends of the respective elevator members 182 and 133. The outer ends of the shafts 148 and 149 are provided with sprocket wheels 152 and 153, chains 154 and 155'co6perate with the respective sprocket wheels on the crank shafts, a counter-shaft 156 is journaled in the frame and provided with sprocket- 1 wheels 157 and 158 which cotiperate with the chains 154 and 155 respectively, and the countershaft is operatively connected to the main shaft of the machine through the medium of a mutilated pinion 159 on the counte'rshaft and a larger mutilated gear 160 on the main shaft, this mutilated gearing causing intermittent movements at appropriately timed intervals for the elevator members. Upward movement of the assent bling and aiming bar through the medium of the mechanism just described causes the matrices and spacers to be drawn outwardly with respect to the several sectors, such movement being permitted the matrices and spacers owing to the slidable connections between these parts and their stems.- I

A portion of the mold 161 is shown in Figs. 19 and 20, this mold being rranged directly above the opening which is formed 5 between the two sections of the magazine housing when the adjustable section is lowcred, The mold is preferably split or formed in sections in order that it may be opened by any suitable or well known means to permit the slug or type to"be removed therefrom,- provision being thereby made;

for the castingof perfect slugs which .do net'require subsequent trimming. Jaws 162 and 163 are mounted adjust-ably at the bot tom of the mold, these jaws serving to gage the length of the line and to sustain the compression upon the line when justified.

f 6 0, Any suitable means may be employed for separating the jaws to facilitate removal and insertion of the line of matrices between 4 them and for closing the jaws tofset the length of the line. In the present instance,

'these jaws are operatively connected by a screw 164. havingvright and left hand 31, the mutilated pinion 3167 being fixed to' a crank disk 169 and a link 170' is connected tothc crank disk and tothe rack,166.

J ustifying of the line is accomplished by a bar '171 which is arranged adjacent to the mold and is guided to move toward and from the mold by arms 17 2, these arms being operatively connected to a pair of bellcrank levers 173 and the latter are operatively connected by links 174 to a pair of levers 175, each of the levers 175 carrying a roller or projection 176 which coiiperates with a cam 177 fixed to the main shaft 31. Each cam 177 has a high part 178, an intermediate part 179, and a low part 180, these parts successively engaging the roller 176 in the order named, and as the lower edge of the justifying bar 171, is in position to cooperate with the adjusting projections 16 of the'justifying spacers, the spacers will be adjusted first to contract them and diminish their thickness, thereby enabling an assembled line of matrices to enter between the jaws 162 and 163 even though the. line of matrices may be slightly longer than the space provided between these jaws when set to gage the length of the line, and the bar 171 will subsequently operate to expand the spacers and thereby justify and lock the line, the bar 171 being operated yieldably under the action of springs 181 which have screws, as shown, for adjusting the tension thereof. 7

In the machine shown in the present inif th main shaft with the cams and driving mechanisms thereon makes one T W- lution to perform the vario s functions constitutin r a cycle of the machine. Clutch mechanism under the control of theoperator is employed in'the machine as shown for setting the main shaftin operation and for arresting its movement after the cycle of operations has been completed. For this purpose, the main shaft has a pulley or equivalent driving device 182 mounted loosely thereon, the hub 183 of the pulley having its inner side formed with a:s11it-- able number of circularly spaced notches 184, a, clutch collar 185 is secured in fixed position on the main shaft, and the clutch collar 'is provided with an axially movable dog 186 the head of which is adapted to engage one of the notches 184 in the; hub {of the pulley and thereby form a driving .connection between the pulley and the shaft. 'Aspring 187 tends to move tl1 e dog into engagedposition and to hold it 1n such p0 arm 189 to occupy its ordinary elevated position, and while said arm occupies such a position, the operation of the main shaft will be interrupted. Lowering of the arm 189 will, however, release the tail of the dog,.

permitting the latterto operate under the influence of its spring to establish a driving relation'between the driving pulley and the main shaft. The position of the clutch controlling arm is governed by a handle- 191 whiclris lpcat ed at a suitable point withn convenient reach of the operator, it being shown'pivoted at 192 to one side of the keyboard and is operatively connected by a link 193 to an arm 194, the latter being fixed to a' sleeve 195 to which sleeve theclutch-controlling arm 189 is also fixed, sald sleeve being pivoted on a suitable support 196., A spring 197 connected to the arm 19% serves to yieldably retain the clutch mechan sm in disengaged condition.

The cycleof operations of the machine herembefore described is as follows: The line of matter is composed by manipulation of the keyboard, the-depression of each key causing the rear portion of its correspondmg frame 77 to rise and occupy a position 1n front of the gI'OlIYL Of selecting bars 46, the rocking of such frame causing the foot 81 to rise whereby the actuating member 8% connected thereto will operate to release the pawl 71, and allowing the corresponding selecting bar 4.6 to move forwardly under the action of its spring until arrested by the elevated part of the frame 77. When the depressed key of the keyboard is permitted to rise or return to normal position, the foot 81 will return to its lower position, thereby permitting the pawl 71 to relock the actuated bar to in its set or adjusted position, and the escapement roll or cylinder will also be rotated one step, thereby causing the escapement carriage to shift one step to the right so as to position the actuating member 84: in co'ciperative relation with the next pawl-operating arm '72 to the right of the onejust operated. The keyboard is manipulatcd in the usual way until the line has been composed, it being understood that during the composing of the line, the main shaft of the machine is at rest, and the selecting bars occupy their lower position;

' After the selecting operation has been completed, the handle 191 is operated to set the acetates main shaft is caused to make a complete revolution. The first operation of the. main shaft is to elevate the adjusted selecting bars so as to set them in cooperative relation with the sliding heads-42 for the different matrix carrying sectors. The next function performed by the main shaft is to allow the matrix carrying sectors to adjust themselves to the adjustments of their respective se-.

lecting bars while the latter are in elevated position, this function being performed by a receding movement of the cross bar 83, the sectors adjusting themselves to bring the selected matrices to the assembling, point, under the influence of their. respective:

springs. After the sectors have been ad'- justed in this way, the assembling and'alining bar 130 is caused to enter the apertures in the bodies of the matrices and spacers, and before the assembling and alining bar has been so introduced, the housing sections are relatively separated to provide an opening' therein. *The assembling and alining bar is next elevated to carry the line of matrices and spacers through the opening in the housing and into mtiperative relation with the mold, the alining bar insuring per feet alinement of the line of matrices. selecting bars are next lowered to return The I them to cooperative relation with the key- M board mechanism and these selecting bars are then reset, permitting the keyboard to be manipulated to compose the next line of matter by readjusting the selecting bars. While the composing'of the next line is proceeding, the previously composed line' of' matrices on the assembling and alining bar is closed by approaching movement of-the end jaws which determine the length of the line, the line of matrices is justified, and a cast is made from the matrices. After the cast has been made githe, justifying wedges composing the spacers are withdrawn, the line of matrices is released by the end jaws, the assembling and alining bar is lowered to return .fchematrices to their usual or normal positions with respect to the difierentfseptions, the assemblingand alining bar is withdrawn, and the sectors are then reset and the housing closed, the rotation of the, .main shaft beingthen automatically interrupted by opening of'the clutch.

We claim as our invention v 1. In a line composing and type casting machine, the combination of a mold, and a setof movable carriers, eachhaving a plu- I rality of matrices shiftably mounted to shift endwise thereon, means for selecting matrices on the diiferentcarriers, and an assembling and aiming bar cooperative with the matrices to aline and shift them into castlng position with respect to the'mold.

2. in a line composing and type ca machine, the combination of aimold, a n

rality of movable carriers, each supporting endwise shiftable matrices, keyboard con trolled means forcausing movement of the d ifie rent ctr riers to bring the selected matrices to an assembling point, and means for shifting and alining the assembled matrices in cooperative relation with the mold.

3. In a line composing. and type casting machine, the combination. ofa plurality of rotatable members, each carrying a plurality of radially shiftable'matrices, keyboard con trolled means for causing independent move ments of said members to position selected matrices at an assembling point, and a bar I for assembling and alining the selected matraces.

4. In a line composing and type casting machine, the combination of a mold, a set of rotatable members, each carrying a plurality of radially shiftable matrices, keyboard controlled means for causing movement of the different members to position selected matrices at an assembling point, an assembling and alining bar,.and means for operating said bar to first assemble the selected matrices and to subsequently shift and aline the matrices in cooperative relation to the mold.

5. In a line composing and type casting machine, the combination of a mold, a set of rotatable sectors, each havinga plurality of radially shiftable matrices thereon, ,selecting means for causing rotation of the difi'erent sectors to position the selected matrices at an assembling point, and means 00- operative with the selected matrices to shift them outwardly With respectto the different sectors and to position andaline them in cooperative relation to the mold.

6. Ina line composing and type casting machine, the combination of a mold, a set of rotatable sectors, each .carrying a plurality of laterally and endwise movable mat-' rices,select1ng means for causing movements of the sectors to position the selected matrices at a given point, an assembling,

and a'lining bar cooperative with the matrices to move them in an endwise direction to position them in cooperative relation with the mold, and means for moving the matrices laterally of their respective sectors to form a line of determined lengtln 7. In a line composing and type castingmachineythecombination of a set of. movable members, each member having means for supporting a plurality of matrices and taper-nut lateral and cndwise movement of the matrices, selecting mechanism for cans ing movements of said members to assemble the selected matrices, an assembling and alining bar having means for moving it into cooperative relation with the assembied matrices and to cause endwisc movement thereof, and a pair of relatively mov able iawsiharing meansfor drawing them toward one another to shift the matrices in a direction laterally of the planes of movement of said members to form a line of determined length.

8. In a line composing and type casting machineethe combination of a'set of moi able carriers, each supporting a plurality of matrices, the body of each matrix having an aperture formedwith alining surfaces toward its face, selecting means for permitting said carriers to operate and assemble the selected matrices, an assembling and alining bar having alining surfaces corresponding to those of the matrices, and means for moving said bar longitudinally to introduce it intc the apertures of the assembled matrices and for shifting the bar laterally to aline the matrices.

9. In a line composing and type casting machlne, the combination of a mold, cooperative relatively adjustable adjacent thereto, a set of movable carriers, each supporting a plurality of longitudinally and laterally shiftable matrices, selecting means for assembling selected matrices, a bar having means for operating it to assemble the selected matrices thereon and for shifting the line of assembled matrices relatively to their carriers to position them relatively to the mold, and means for operating the jaws to shift the assembled matrices laterally-to form a line of determined length.

10. In a line composing and type casting machine, the combination of a set of rotatable sectoi'seach sector embodying a plurality of radial laterally flexible stems and having a plurality of matrices slidably mounted on said stems, selecting means for assembling selected matrices on the different sectors, an assembling and alining bar, means for operating said bar to assemble the selected matrices and .to subsequently aline them, and means forlocking the matrices assembled on said bar to form a line of predetermined length.

11. In a line composing and type casting machine, the combination of a mold, matrices and spacers, each spacer being 'composed of wedges for expanding and contracting it, selecting mec anism for assembling selected matrices and spacers, jaws cooperative with the assembled line of matrices and-spacers to form a line. of determined length, and means for manipulatin the spacers to first reduce their width and to subsequently expand them.

I 12. In a line composing and type casting machine, the combination of a mold, a set of sectors, each carrying a plurality of radially shiftable and laterally movable matrices, a housing com osed of relatively shiftable sections, the iousing sections be ing normally continuousnnd provided with guides to prevent lateral deflection of the matrices on each sector, selecting means for 15 1n dIfi BXBIlt positions corresponding to the .assembling selected matrices, means for rela- 'set of selecting bars, each individual toa matrix carrier, means for setting said bars selectedmati ices on the respective carriers, and means'operative toperm t the difierent matrix carriers to assume at one operation positions determined by the positions occupied by the. respective selecting bars after all of saidibars have'been set. 4

14. In a line composing and type casting machine, the combination of a set of matrix carriers, :1 corresponding set of selecting bars having means for positioning them according to the different matrices selected from the respective carriers, spring-operated controlling members for the different carriers normally tending to move the different carriers to bring the selected matrices into assembling position, and means for nor mally holding said carriers from movement "and subsequently permitting the difierent 35 carriers to-assume different positions determined by the engagement of their control-v ling members with the corresponding select- 111g bars.

1-5. Ina machine of the class described,

the combination of a set of rotatable sectors,

each having a plurality of circu'mferentially arranged matrices, a spring-operated reciprocating head for each sector normally tending move suchsector tobring the selected matrix into assembling position, a set of selecting. bars. having means for setting them in difierent positions determined by the nzatrices selected on the difierent sectors, and meansv for normallyholding said sectors from movement and permitting, by a subsequent operation, simultaneous. move ment of the sectors until said reciprocating heads abut against the corresponding selecting bars.

16. in a machine of the class described,

the combination of a set of rotatable s'ectors, each carrying a plurality of circumferentially spaced matrices, a spring-operated reciprocatory head for each sector nor- .mally tending tomove such sector to bring the se ected matrix into assembling position, selecting mechanism adapted to cotiperate with said heads to limit the movements thereof according to the mat ices selected on the different sectors, and means nor-mill holding the sectois from movement and operative subsequently after a set of mat rices has been selected-,.to permit operation of the sectors to assemble the selected matrices and also operative to restore the sectors.

. 17. In a machine or" the class described, the combination of a set of matrix carriers, keyboard mechanism, and a set of selecting bars having means for positioning it in cooperative relation with the keyboard during the setting of said bars and for bodily shifting said set of bars from an operative position relatively to the keyboard and into cooperative relation With the carriers to accordingly adjust the positions of the carriers to assemble the selected matrices.

18. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a set of matrixcarriers having means for controlling the setting 35 thereof, keyboard mechanism, and a set of selecting bars controlled by the keyboard and cooperative With the controlling means of the matrix carriers for positioning the latter according to the selection of the mat- 9Q rices, saidselecting bars having means forbodily positioning them alternately in cooperative relation With the keyboard and the controlling means for the matrix carriers. I

19. in a machine of the class described,

l e the combmation of a set of matrix carriers having means for controlling the positionin'g thereof, keyboard mechanism, a set of longitudinallyadjustable selecting bars, the

adjusting of said bars being controlled by the keyboard mechanism, means for locking each selecting bar in difierent set positions and means for shifting the adjusted select} ing bars to an operative position with, re;-

spect to the controlling means for the matrix' carriers. v i 20." In a machine of the class described,

the combination of a set of matrix carrie having members for controllingthe posi- 'tioning thereof, keyboard mechanism, a set, "of selecting bars controlled by the keyboard and having means for retaining them in different adjusted positions, the selecting I bars being adapted to cooperate with that 5 controlling members of the matrix carriers to position them accordingly, means for; permitt ng the matrix carriers at one operation to assume positions corresponding to the adjiistments of the selecting bars and to subsequently restore the matrix carriers, and means for restoring the selecting bars. after each setting of the matrix carriers.

21. in a machine of the class described, the combination of a set of matrix carriers having members for controlling the positioning'thereof, keyboard mechanism, a set of selecting bars controllable by the keyboard and capable of controlling the setting ()1. arematrix carriers, means also controlled 

